Associated British Foods plc operates within the Women's clothing stores sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Associated British Foods plc with three other apparel stores in Europe: Industria de Diseno Textil SA of SPAIN (2020 sales of 28.29 billion Euros [US$34.41 billion] of which 70% was Zara), Next PLC (£4.27 billion [US$5.82 billion] of which 48% was NEXT Online), and Burberry Group (£2.63 billion [US$3.59 billion] of which 98% was Retail & Wholesale).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended September of 2020, sales at Associated British Foods plc were £13.94 billion (US$19.01 billion). This is a decrease of 11.9% versus 2019, when the company's sales were £15.82 billion. The sales level in 2020 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2015, Associated British Foods plc had sales of £12.80 billion. Contributing to the drop in overall sales was the 24.3% decline in Retail, from £7.79 billion to £5.90 billion. There were also decreases in sales in Sugar (down 0.9% to £1.59 billion) and Ingredients (down 0.4% to £1.51 billion) . However, these declines were partially offset by the increase in sales of Grocery (up 0.6% to £3.54 billion) and Agriculture (up 0.7% to £1.40 billion) .